| Level | Master |
| Programme | MCIS |
| Semester | Spring/Fall |
| Year | 2022/2023 |
| Course | Ethical and Professional Issues in IT |
| Full Marks | 100 |
| Pass Marks | 60 |
| Time | 4 hrs |
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
Group “A”
- Why is perception necessary in the decision-making process? Explain the common biases and errors in the decision-making process and how to minimize errors in decision-making. (10 Marks)
- How do you describe IT as a profession? Explain the various relationships of an IT professional. (10 Marks)
- Why is a professional code of ethics required in an organization? Explain with examples. (10 Marks)
- Describe the main objectives of the IT policy of Nepal – 2067. Explain the strategies to accomplish the objectives of rapid development and expansion of information technology in a fair and competitive environment. (10 Marks)
- What do you mean by tort and third-party liabilities? Describe various types of contracts. (10 Marks)
- What does the famous symbol © mean? Discuss patents, trademarks, and copyrights. What do you know about international copyrights? (10 Marks)
- What do you mean by disputes in an organization? How can disputes in an organization be reduced? Describe the sources of disputes. (10 Marks)
- Describe the main features of the Environment Protection Act. What are the significances of the labor act? (10 Marks)
Group “B”
- Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions at the end. (20 Marks)
CASE STUDY
Neha, a Big Data analytics, is trying to analysis road traffic data of Kathmandu Valley for her company. Programmer of this research institute is encouraged to publish their work with algorithms in professional journals. After a few months, Neha found herself problem in several part of the programming. Her senior researcher scientist not recognizing the problem complexity, want to complete it within the deadline, She remembered that her previous company co-worker was worked in similar type of work. She meets him for providing early version of a commercial software module. After on studying these programs, she sees two areas of code that could be directly incorporated into her program. She uses segments from both her co-worker and the commercial software, but doesn’t tell anyoneor not mention it in the documentation. She completed the project and turns it in a day ahead of time.
Questions:
a. How do you address ethical issues from this case?
b. What are the ethical issues based on the ACM Code of Ethics?